1Huic David,This is to David,quando terra ejus restituta est.when his land was restored to him.Dominus regnavit:The Lord has reigned,exsultet terra;let the earth exult.lætentur insulæ multæ.Let the many islands rejoice.
2Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus;Clouds and mist are all around him.justitia et judicium correctio sedis ejus.Justice and judgment are corrections from his throne.
3Ignis ante ipsum præcedet,A fire will precede him,et inflammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus.and it will enflame his enemies all around.
4Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terræ;His lightnings have enlightened the whole world.vidit,The earth saw,et commota est terra.and it was shaken.
5Montes sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini;The mountains flowed like wax before the face of the Lord,a facie Domini omnis terra.before the face of the Lord of all the earth.
6Annuntiaverunt cæli justitiam ejus,The heavens announced his justice,et viderunt omnes populi gloriam ejus.and all peoples saw his glory.
7Confundantur omnes qui adorant sculptilia,May all those who adore graven images be confounded,et qui gloriantur in simulacris suis.along with those who glory in their false images.Adorate eum omnes angeli ejus.All you his Angels: Adore him.
8Audivit,Zion heard,et lætata est Sion,and was glad.et exsultaverunt filiæ Judæ propter judicia tua,And the daughters of Judah exulted because of your judgments,Domine.O Lord.
9Quoniam tu Dominus altissimus super omnem terram;For you are the Most High Lord over all the earth.nimis exaltatus es super omnes deos.You are greatly exalted above all gods.
10Qui diligitis Dominum,You who love the Lord:odite malum:hate evil.custodit Dominus animas sanctorum suorum;The Lord watches over the souls of his holy ones.de manu peccatoris liberabit eos.He will free them from the hand of the sinner.
11Lux orta est justo,The light has risen for the just,et rectis corde lætitia.and joy for the upright of heart.
12Lætamini, justi,Rejoice in the Lord,in Domino,you just ones,et confitemini memoriæ sanctificationis ejus.and confess to the memory of his sanctuary.